With just under 50 days to go until the first National Provincial Championship match of 2026, North Harbour Rugby would like to remind all supporters that our 2026 Season Memberships, presented by Maxim Hotel, are now available for purchase. The Farah Palmer Cup will now start at the end of August, in line with the new national women's rugby calendar.

Our NPC side will begin the year in an away match to Tasman on 31st July, while our Harbour Hibiscus FPC side will play their first match away in Hawke's Bay, on 29th August. Two double-headers at the back-end of the season will give a thrilling end to both competitions. 

Thanks to a new broadcast partnership, all NPC matches will be free-to-air on TVNZ+, or you can view all of our away matches on Sky Sport NZ. What's more memorable, though? Heading to North Harbour Stadium, cheering for the players from your club and making a difference to our match-day experience.

Become our anchor and purchase your Season Membership for 2026. We look forward to seeing you in the stands!

Our full list of fixtures for 2026 is;

National Provincial Championship:

• Round 1 vs Tasman | Fri. 31st Jul. 7:10pm. (A)
• Round 2 vs Counties Manukau | Thu. 6th Aug. 7:10pm. (H)
• Round 3 vs Wellington | Thu. 13th Aug. 7:10pm. (A)
• Round 4 vs Auckland | Sat. 22nd Aug. 7:10pm. (H)
• Round 5 vs Manawatū | Sat. 29th Aug. 7:10pm. (A)
• Round 6 vs Northland | Sun. 6th Sep. 5:05pm. (H)
• Round 7 vs Hawke's Bay | Sun. 13th Sep. 2:05pm. (A)
• Round 8 vs Canterbury | Sun. 20th Sep. 2:05pm. (H)
• Round 9 vs Otago | Sat. 26th Sep. 7:10pm. (H)
• Round 10 vs Bay of Plenty | Sun. 4th Oct. 5:05pm. (A)

Farah Palmer Cup:

• Round 1 vs Hawke's Bay Tui | Sat. 29th Aug. 12:05pm. (A)
• Round 2 vs Wellington Pride | Sat. 5th Sep. 1:05pm. (A)
• Round 3 vs Northland Kauri | Sat. 12th Sep. 2:35pm. (A)
• Round 4 vs Tasman Mako | Sun. 20th Sep. 11:35am. (H)
• Round 5 vs Otago Spirit | Sat. 26th Sep. 5:05pm. (H)

(H) - denotes Home fixtures

(A) - denotes Away fixtures

Article added: Monday 22 June 2026